POLL: How Do You Play?

Maraxus · #1 September 26th, 2007, 12:11 PM

Is this a "Dom4" kind of question?

I could think of some ways.
Force the players to build up "Support networks" in their provinces, whatever this means. So, in order to have decent support/income/resources in his provinces, some provinces need to be knotes, that - should they fall - be a fatal blow to the whole region.

Likewise - the home province - the capitol: In the early game capturing someone's capitol seriously hurts this player. Later on it's no major thing. That should be diffrent, imho. Think of the Civilisation games: You have one capitol - you can change this for some ressources and time, but if you are caught without one, you you will have economical (and maybe moral) problems untill you reconquer it or set up another one.

And last, large armys are not useful in late game, which could be altered: Make large armys able to conquer/control more then just a single province. Alter the way remote army attack spells like "fires from afar" work, to allow protection against it (like protective mages).

Morkilus · #2 September 26th, 2007, 12:35 PM

What, nothing about paths in the poll? This poll is useless!!!

Link to MY poll

Atreidi · #3 September 26th, 2007, 01:43 PM

When playing Big Maps the late game gets overwhelming. It gets increasingly tedious to control your 40+, 60+ provinces and your 500+, 800+, 1000+ army and your 50+ 70+ Commanders and your...... You get my point... :S

Serenity · #4 September 26th, 2007, 02:23 PM

Hell I play small maps and i still dont complete 60 or 80% of the games.. : )

Serenity · #5 September 26th, 2007, 02:27 PM

BTW great great great post Jutetrea!

Folket · #6 September 26th, 2007, 04:24 PM

When I create a game I often choose victory conditions that I will be able to finish. Like capturing three AI capitals.

Most games I play I just play a couple of turn to try a multiplayer build. But I did not count those.

Atreidi · #7 September 27th, 2007, 09:33 AM

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Folket said:
When I create a game I often choose victory conditions that I will be able to finish. Like capturing three AI capitals.

Most games I play I just play a couple of turn to try a multiplayer build. But I did not count those.

Doing that wont let you experience the middle late game, which in my opinion is were th fun is

Panpiper · #8 September 27th, 2007, 11:33 AM

In the minds of those who do not finish most of their games, as is the case with myself, once victory is certain, you have already won. There is little point to playing through to the end if it is simply a matter of micromanaging the logistics of it. I do not care to put up with the truly daunting amount of button clicking when there is no longer any challenge.

Someone made the suggestion of allowing you to turn on the AI switch for your empire just to let the game run it's course at that point. That sounds to me like a darn good idea.